Duty of care in business travel isn’t optional, and it’s not just about ticking compliance boxes. If you’re sending employees anywhere for work purposes, you’ve got legal and ethical responsibilities for their safety and wellbeing that extend considerably beyond buying them a plane ticket and wishing them luck. The legal framework is unambiguous: employers must…

Bleisure – blending business and leisure travel – started as a Silicon Valley perk and has quietly become mainstream expectation. If your travel policy still treats work trips and personal time as completely separate universes, you’re probably frustrating talented employees and missing recruitment opportunities you can’t afford to lose. The mechanics are simple enough. Someone…

Video calls have saved businesses millions. They’re quick to set up, infinitely scalable, and nobody needs to pack a bag. But there’s a growing assumption that physical meetings are now obsolete, and that assumption is costing companies opportunities they don’t even realise they’re missing. The pandemic forced everyone onto Zoom, and many discovered it worked…

Business travel sounds glamorous until you’re living out of a suitcase every other week, eating sad airport sandwiches and waking up genuinely unsure which city you’re in. Travel burnout is real, and it’s affecting your team’s performance whether you’ve noticed it yet or not. The signs show up gradually. Someone who used to volunteer for…

Business travel safety isn’t just about remembering your passport and keeping your laptop close. If you’re sending staff across borders regularly, you’ve got a duty of care that extends well beyond booking flights and hotels. The legal framework is clear: employers must take reasonable steps to protect staff from foreseeable risks. When someone’s travelling for…